WINS-MIB

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated September 09, 2026

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Category: Vendor: Microsoft

Description: Defines managed objects for monitoring Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server activity.

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What Is WINS-MIB?

WINS-MIB is a vendor-specific (Microsoft) SNMP module for monitoring the Windows Internet Name Service, the legacy NetBIOS name resolution server built into Windows Server. It exposes server activity and statistics data — counts of name registrations, queries, releases, and replication activity with partner WINS servers — reflecting the operational load and health of the name-resolution service. Its monitoring value is squarely software/service status: it lets an administrator confirm the WINS service on a given server is actively processing queries, track its uptime and query rates, and detect replication failures with partner servers that would leave name resolution stale across a domain. It is a self-contained enterprise MIB from Microsoft with no evident dependency on other MIBs, though it operates alongside the standard HOST-RESOURCES-MIB and Windows system MIBs on the same server. It is typically deployed in legacy Windows Server environments still running WINS for NetBIOS name resolution, polled by a NOC to confirm the service is up and replicating correctly. Engineers can download the WINS-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in WINS-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

  • Microsoft Windows Server running the WINS service

Monitoring Examples

An administrator would poll WINS activity counters for name registration, query, and release rates to baseline normal client load on the server and detect a sudden drop indicating the service has stalled. Replication-related objects would be checked against each configured partner server to confirm push/pull replication is completing successfully, since a stuck replication partner leads to inconsistent name resolution across sites. Server uptime/status objects would additionally be polled to confirm the WINS service process itself is running. No specific object names were available in the source data, so the above is inferred from the module's stated purpose of monitoring WINS server activity.

What Can Be Monitored

  • name registration rate
  • name query rate
  • name release rate
  • replication status with partner servers
  • WINS service up/running status
Imported Objects

From MSFT-MIB

microsoftOBJECT-IDENTITY
softwareOBJECT-IDENTITY

From RFC1155-SMI

Counter
IpAddress
OBJECT-TYPE
enterprises

From RFC1213-MIB

DisplayString
OIDs

RFC description

Monitors Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) parameters, scavenging operations, and replication statistics.

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